ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY

CENTRE MURSHIDABAD
COURT VISIT / LOK ADALAT REPORT
(DISTRICT COURT OF JANGIPUR)

UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF: SUBMITTED

BY:
DR. DEEBA KHANAM MD SAMI
18BALLB033
GH4992
The term ‘Lok Adalat’ means ‘People’s Court’ and is based on Gandhian
principles.
As per the Supreme Court, it is an old form of adjudicating system prevalent
in ancient India and its validity has not been taken away even in the modern
days too.
It is one of the components of the Alternative Dispute
Resolution (ADR) system and delivers informal, cheap and expeditious justice
to the common people.
The first Lok Adalat camp was organized in Gujarat in 1982 as a voluntary
and conciliatory agency without any statutory backing for its decisions.
In view of its growing popularity over time, it was given statutory status
under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987. The Act makes the
provisions relating to the organization and functioning of the Lok Adalats.
Organization:
The State/District Legal Services Authority or the Supreme Court/High
Court/Taluk Legal Services Committee may organize Lok Adalats at such
intervals and places and for exercising such jurisdiction and for such areas
as it thinks fit.
Every Lok Adalat organized for an area shall consist of such number of
serving or retired judicial officers and other persons of the area as may be
specified by the agency organizing.
Generally, a Lok Adalat consists of a judicial officer as the chairman and a
lawyer (advocate) and a social worker as members.
National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) along with other Legal Services
Institutions conducts Lok Adalats.
NALSA was constituted under the Legal Services Authorities Act,
1987 which came into force on 9th November 1995 to establish a nationwide
uniform network for providing free and competent legal services to the
weaker sections of the society.
The Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 was amended in 2002 to provide for
the establishment of the Permanent Lok Adalats to deal with cases
pertaining to the public utility services.
 ABOUT THE LOK ADALAT VISIT
Our Aligarh Muslim University Centre Murshidabad has organized a Lok Adalat
Visit at District Court, Jangipur under the direction of the District Legal Services
Authority. On, 11th Feb, 2023, the Legal Aid Society, Faculty of Law, has sent
along with students to the Lok Adalat. The Legal Aid Society was established
under the guidance of Dr.Deeba Khanum, Assistant Professor, AMUCM to
promote the objectives of Article 39A of the Constitution of India. The purpose of
the visit was to understand the working of court, the nature of duties of the
Judicial Officers in the matters of Lok Adalat, to observe how the concept of
conciliated settlement of dispute works, General Procedure followed in the Lok
Adalat, Jurisdiction of the Lok Adalat and the nature of cases that are referred to
the Lok Adalat for settlement. Students of BA.LL.B final year participated in this
Visit Program, learned various Aspects of Lok Adalat and Honble judges
enlightened to students on what are the cases come under the Lok Adalat & what
is its importance in Present Scenario. Where we all came to know that in the
Jangipur court there are 3 Benches working with overall 295 cases. It mainly deals
with matters relating to bank loan, cases relating to motor vehicles Act and those
cases which are on pre litigation stages further defamation cases which are held
under the PO, Advocates And social workers.
CASES DEALT BY LOK ADALAT IN DISTRICT COURT OF JANGIPUR

CASE -1
Petitioner
Bank Name Bangiya Gramin Vikash Bank
Branch Name Raghunathganj Branch
VS
RIYAZ AHMED S/O M/O MUSARAF HOSSAIN PS RAGHUNATHGANJ
MURSHIDABAD

CASE -2
S.D.L.S.C. Pre-Litigation Case No. 279/23
Bangiya Gramin Vikash Bank, Sammatinagar Branch
(Petitioner)
Versus-
Satibul Sk, S/o- Hanif Sekh, Vill- Ranjitpur, P.O- Sammatinagar, P.S-
Raghunathganj, Murshidabad, PIN- 742213 (Respondent)

CASE -3
Canara Bank, Batanpur
(Petitioner)
Versus
MD Lutfal Howquevill Docaghi West Bengal
(Respondent)